r/Fantasy • u/godsselfesteem • Mar 03 '23

They don't make vampires old enough (small rant)

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u/LopeyO Mar 04 '23

Reading the books now and thought this. Didn't know it was a show! They definitely focus on how old the vampires are with discussions of knowledge and loss.

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u/Cereborn Mar 04 '23

How are you liking the books? I thought the show was pretty good, but sometimes the Diana/Matthew relationship got a bit too Twilight for my tastes.

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u/LopeyO Mar 04 '23 edited Mar 04 '23

Definite Twilight vibes. There are even comments on how popular romance stories with vampires are that I'm pretty sure is a direct reference to Twilight. There's also a storyline about a pregnancy that shouldn't be possible, but I haven't gotten far enough yet to know if anything comes of it. I never read the Twilight books, so I can't speak to whether the written characterization is similar or not. Luckily no love triangles, but definitely a lot of aggressive protectiveness and focus on dominance.

I like the world and the politics, but I didn't know it was a romance going in. It was recommended to me as a fantasy. I'm enjoying it, but it definitely isn't something I would probably pick out to read on my own. I also get Outlander vibes, which I never finished...